Just two years ago, with a widely successful UFC event in Dublin, Irish MMA was booming. Ahead of his bout at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 event, Irish vet Neil Seery explains why the bubble has seemed to burst since then.

The damage apparent on UFC middleweight Michael Bisping’s face after a five-round headliner with Anderson Silva has been backed up by a potential six-month medical suspension following UFC Fight Night 84.